Vietnamese people in Argentina, Malaysia celebrate Tet

Vietnamese people in Argentina celebrate Tet at the Vietnamese Embassy (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) –
The Vietnamese community in Argentina gathered at a get-together on January 15
held by the Vietnamese Embassy in the country to celebrate the upcoming Lunar
New Year (Tet) festival, the Vietnamese’s most important event of a year, which
falls in late January.

The event was attended by
more than 100 participants who are embassy staff, Vietnamese people in
localities across Argentina and Argentinean friends, including Chairman of the
Argentina-Vietnam Culture Institute Poldi Sosa.

Addressing the ceremony, Ambassador
Nguyen Dinh Thao reviewed the domestic situation as well as the progress of the
Vietnam-Argentina relations.

He affirmed the country’s
policy of paying much attention to the Vietnamese community abroad, while
lauding the solidarity and mutual support of Vietnamese people in Argentina in
settling their life in the host country.

The ambassador expressed his
hope that the community will continue promoting the solidarity and making more
contributions to the national construction and defence as well as the growth of
the Vietnam-Argentina ties.

Along with Tet gifts,
participants also had a chance to enjoy music and dance performances and Tet
signature food.

Also on January 15, the
Vietnamese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, also held a get-together to
welcome the New Year of the Rooster, which drew about 400 Vietnamese people in
the country and local friends.

Ambassador to Malaysia Pham
Cao Phong expressed his delight at the achievements made by the Vietnamese
community here, especially their mutual assistance during hard time.

He also lauded their
activities and donations for the homeland, as well as the community building
and development activities such as Vietnamese language courses and talks for
Vietnamese brides in the host country.

During the event,
individuals and collectives with outstanding achievements were honoured.-VNA